D2: Weekly reset for Sep. 3rd

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The mini-patch 2.5.2.2 update kicks in with this reset, in support of some reward buffs and quest changes. Moments of Triumph will continue to run until Sep. 17th. Otherwise, the patch has updated the stack size for your inventory items ... that is, the 999 limit is now expanded to 9,999 for planetary and Gunsmith materials, and for Vanguard, Crucible and Iron Banner tokens.



As well, the following Braytech changes are now in effect:

• Braytech schematics are no longer limited to 1 per day, per account
• Braytech schematics have a 25% drop chance when opening any Rasputin Data Cache
• The four Braytech weapons offered by Ana Bray, and also tied to the Wayferer seal, now have greater chance of granting a weapon you do not currently have

Gambit Prime and Reckoning buffs include:

• Enemies in Reckoning have been adjusted to have less health and do less damage to players
• Increased weapon drop rates in Gambit Prime and Reckoning
• Further increased bad luck protection to each activity, so players should receive a weapon reward after playing multiple matches without one dropping
• Tier 3 Reckoning will have even higher drop rates, since it is more challenging

Eververse updates include:

• Refunds — Fixed an issue that would cause wrapped items to no longer be refundable when transferred between characters
• Character Boosts — (1) The Forsaken character boost is no longer available for purchase, and (2) Players will continue to receive one free character boost when accessing Forsaken for the first time

Mountaintop updates include:

• Required number of multi-kills has been reduced from 200 to 75
• Required number of medals has been reduced from 100 to 25
• Points earned in Competitive has been further increased relative to other PvP modes
• Roughly 1x for Quickplay, 2x for IB, and 3x for Competitive

Wendigo updates include:

• Grenade Launcher kills are worth 100% more for each objective
• Death Penalty no longer exists for the final objective
• Grenade Launcher multi-kills grant 50% more progress
• Completing Playlist strikes grant a significant amount of progress towards the final objective

And now for the real fun ... Bungie has issued a challenge to all Destiny 2 players, and they're calling it the Martian Community Challenge, which begins with this weekly reset and runs until the next weekly reset on Sep. 10th.

The community objectives are:

• Defeat 175 thousand, Wave 7 Escalation Protocol bosses
• Defeat 300 million Hive on Mars
• Use 300 thousand Override Frequencies

Mars Nightfalls:

• Defeat Nokris 150 thousand times
• Defeat Xol 100 thousand times

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Bungie has promised unique rewards if this challenge can be accomplished. Hmm... those are some mighty big numbers!

All that said, let's continue with the regular weekly update review.






FLASHPOINT — Mars (rather fitting given the above-mentioned community challenge). Talk to Ana Bray to acquire the heroic adventure.

CRUCIBLE — Featuring Lockdown 4 x 4 teams. Capture zones, and win five matches to earn powerful gear.

DAILY HEROIC STORY MISSION — Missions this week include (1) 1AU, (2) Chosen, (3) A Deadly Trial, (4) Beyond Infinity, and (5) The Machinist (note that this mission also contains a dead ghost, which will add lore when picked up. It takes place on the Tangled Shore. In the final area before the boss fight, you'll find the dead ghost sitting atop a crane).

LEVIATHAN — The possessed Werner 99-40 is offering his usual inventory buffs, in addition to his bounties that include (1) Benevolence (collect 105 orbs of light), (2) Trials By Combat (complete 10 Crucible daily bounties), (3) The Emperor's Embrace (defeat 150 enemies with precision final blows), and (4) Revered Treasures (decrypt 3 prime engrams). Werner continues to offer year 1 raid armour, and this week's weapons is the Ghost Primus auto rifle.

The equally enchanted Benedict 99-40 is offering a variation of year 1 raid armour, and his weapon of choice this week is the Alone As A God sniper rifle (an outstanding class weapon by all accounts).

THE MENAGERIE — Normal mode (690 power) features Arc Singe, with start-off daily modifiers of Blackout and Grenadier. Heroic mode (740 power) features Solar Singe, with mission modifiers of Famine, Grenadier and Extinguish.

THE RECKONING — This week the 650 power cooperative arena features Arc Singe, with daily modifiers beginning with Blackout and Grenadier.

EVERVERSE — The Bright Dust section features some interesting items, including the exotic Kitbash Shell (for 2850 BD) with the Guiding Light intrinsic. Keep in mind that, as of next season, all Eververse items will dismantle into legendary shards, not bright dust.

NIGHTFALL — The three offerings this week include (1) The Corrupted, (2) Strange Terrain, and (3) Will Of The Thousands.

VANGUARD STRIKES — This week, increased damage is inflicted by Arc Singe, with Blackout and Grenadier leading off the daily modifiers.

ESCALATION PROTOCOL — The boss this week is Bok Litur, the Hunger of Xol. All three Ikelos weapons are available as well.

DREAMING CITY — Petra is at The Strand while the city restarts the curse cycle (its weakest curse state). The weekly mission is Broken Courier. The Ascendant Challenge takes place in the Agonarch Abyss, Bay of Drowned Wishes, and the Blind Well will feature Scorn enemies, with plague bosses being Sikariis and Varkuuriis.

Check in with Clan Steward Hawthorne and Gunsmith Banshee-44 in the Tower, and with Spider on the Tangled Shore for worthwhile bounties. If you're chasing down valuable Enhancement Core rewards, these are the vendors to see.

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